There are instances of the persistence of husbands in certain moods or points of view on which even wheedling has no effect.
"A Fearful Responsibility and Other Stories"
William D. Howells
"Then, captain, if it was not witches, it must have been a score of will-o'-the-wisps, who just upset the sentry-box and towed it across the harbour while I was sitting quiet, not dreaming of what was happening, and only just looking up at the stars shining brightly above me," said Pat in a wheedling tone.
"Paddy Finn"
W. H. G. Kingston
Don't be afraid; Sister's got you," and with talk and wheedling she pulled him through the porch door and across the floor to the entry door.
"Ethel Morton at Chautauqua"
Mabell S. C. Smith